Evanston, WY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EVANSTON 1 E, WY US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Evanston has an annual average temperature of 42°F with about 12.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (1.89 in) and February the driest (0.60 in).

Annual swing
42.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,289
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

76 of 366 (20.8%) of Evanston's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
8
1900s
12
1910s
19
1920s
14
1930s
29
1940s
16
1950s
22
1960s
30
1970s
17
1980s
57
1990s
23
2000s
29
2010s
39
2020s
51

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 32.6°F 11.1°F 21.8°F 0.84 in 5
February 34.5°F 13.4°F 24.0°F 0.60 in 6
March 44.1°F 21.1°F 32.6°F 0.74 in 5
April 53.1°F 27.2°F 40.2°F 0.98 in 7
May 63.1°F 34.6°F 48.9°F 1.89 in 7
June 73.2°F 40.9°F 57.1°F 1.13 in 6
July 81.2°F 47.6°F 64.4°F 0.77 in 4
August 79.6°F 46.7°F 63.2°F 1.10 in 6
September 70.7°F 38.6°F 54.7°F 1.17 in 5
October 57.9°F 29.5°F 43.7°F 1.15 in 6
November 43.3°F 19.1°F 31.2°F 1.04 in 6
December 32.7°F 11.1°F 21.9°F 0.71 in 6

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